Combined cigarette and match case



June 2, W5.

A. \N. GRAHAM COMBINED CIGARETTE AND MATCH CASE Filed Aug. 11, 192 2 Sheets-Shem 1 June 2, 1925.,

1,54%,553 A. w. GRAHAM COMBINED CIGARETTE AND MATCH CASE Filed Aug. 11, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 2, 1923.-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE...

Afifirtfivi'f W. GRAHAM, F BUFFALO, NEW roan.

commas]; CIGARETTE AND MATCH ones.

To all 'zclzom it may concern.

Be itknown that I, ANDREW W. GRAHAM, citizen of the l nited States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Inniproremcnts in (oinbined igarette and Match as'e's, of which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to carrying cases suchas are used to carry articles in persons pockets, and has special reference to a combined cigarette and match carrying case.

it is common among smokers to carry packages of cigarettes and matches, such as 5 the ordinary box" of safety matches loose in the pockets. It frequently happens that when a smoker desires to smoke a cigarette or the like, he has to hunt in one pocket for the cigarette, and in another pocket for his box of matches.

One important object of the present in-' vention is to provide an improved carrying case so arranged and constructed as to be especially adapted for receiving and holding a package of cigarettes and a box of matches, the whole being arranged in a neat and compact manner so that it may be carried in the side pocketof a coat without causing undue bulging or distortion of the {rarment.

Furthermore, it frequently happens that either the safety matches commonly used are not prociuable, or through personal choice, the ordinary matches which strike on any surfac are preferred.

A. second important object of the invention is to providean improved case adapted to hold in one end a package of cigarettes, small cigars, or the. like, and. in the other end eithea box of safety matches or loose matches of the kind which may he struck on any surface.-

It is desirable. in a device of this character, to provide means on the case itself. or accessible through an opening in the case for the striking of matches, so that in the event of wet. weather there -will alvays be a dry surface on which a match may be struck.

Athird important object of the invention is to provide an improved combined cigarctte and match carrying case 5. constructed and arranged that either the striking surface of a sefety match box may be exposed 5 for use through a Sllititlilo. opening. or a surface for striking ordinary matches may be exposed through the same. opening, the re suit being accomplished by the employment of a reversible match box holder Within the case.

Devices of thisclutracter are peculiarly adapted for use as advertising articles on account of the wide distribution which ma be accomplished by the employment of sucli devices with advertising matter thereon.

A fourth important object of the invention is to provide an improved cigarette and match case, which may be manufactured very economically and out of cheap material so that it may be used for advertising purposes by printing on such surfaces as may be desired.

\Vhen not in use it is desirable to have cases of this description collapsible, so that they may be carried flat in a pocket or packed in a small compass. This is particw larly valuable where the devices are manufactured of cheap materials and used for advertising.

A fifth important object of the invention is to provide an improved match and cigarette case which is collapsible and adapted to be packed or carried in a flattened out condition. I

'With the above and other objects in View as will be hereinafter apparent. the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described. illustrated in the acompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one preterred form of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a. front view thereof with the top flap opened up. v

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section therethrough showing one .form of the device in its en pander] position, the view being on the line 3-tlof Fig. 9.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the box collapsed.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a stifi'ener adapted to be inserted in the cigarette currying side of the case.

Fin. 6 is a persepectivo View ot a stiffener and match receptacle adapted to be inserted in the match compartment of te case.

lltllla till Figures 7 and 8 are perspective views of modifications.

Fig. 9 is a section on the line 9-4) of Fig. 8.

It is to be understood that the case, forming the subject of this invention, may be manufactured from a wide variety of materials. It may be made from cardboard, paste board, mill-board, or other paper products, and this may be left plain or covered with an ornamental covering such as pebbled paper, one of the paper unitations of leather or fabric, or any similar material. The foundation may also be covered with fabric itself, or with thin leather or any like material. Furthermore, the case may be made of more expensive materials,

such as leather, or leather imitationsand in the non-collapsible forms, even metal may be used, although it is preferred to have the forms collapsible.

Again, it is obvious that the devicemay be either with or without ornamentation and that, especially in the cheaper forms, adapted to be given away, atx 'ertisements may be printed in the various blank spaces of the sides.

In any event, the invention consists of a casing having a back 10, and front wall 11. The back piece is of greater vertical dimensions than the front wall 11, and thus forms a top flap 12 and front flap 13, which is adapted to fold over the front wall 11 and be connected thereto by means of a snap button fastener having button part 14 and socket 15, as shown in Fig. 2. It is of course obvious that other fastening means may. be employed, the snap button being merely typical of a suitable fastening means. Preferably, the top portion and the front flap l3 are defined from theother parts by creased lines 16 forming fold lines. the front and back are connected by means of a bottom piece 17,'and at the ends end closures 18 are employed, one of which has an elongated opening 19 therein for the purpose of exposing the striking surface of a match box when in position in the case. Between the ends 18 is arranged a partition 20, and when these cases are made of paper like materials. the ends and bottoms are providcd with creased lines, as indicated at 21 in Fig. 3. so as to enable the ends. bottom and partition to be folded up and the front and back to collapse toward each other, this being clearly shown in Fig. 4. In the cheaper forms of the device, the package of cigarettes is dropped into the larger compartmentof the two formed by the partition 20, while the match box is dropped into the smaller compartment with its side carrying the striking strip, exposed through the opening 19. In the better :t'orms of the device. it is preferred to employ in each of the compartments a liner box, the cigarette liner At the bottom.

box being shown at 22 in Fig. 5, and consisting of a box opened at the top and made from some suitable stifi material. The material of which this and the other liner is made must be of reasonable stiflness but need not be of an particular character, although it may be found preferable .in the more expensive leather cases to provide a metallic liner made, for instance, of thin nickeled brass or the like. The liner for the match compartment or match box compartment consists of an open toppedbox 28, as shown in Fig. 6, and having at one side edge a slot 24 arranged to register with the slot 19 when the box is inserted in one position. On the side opposite the slot 24, thereis provided a roughened striking surface 25 on the box which is exposed through the slot 19 when the box is inserted in a reversed position. Thus the box may be used with the slot 24: registering with the slot 19, and under these conditions,flis adapted for the insertion of a safety match box so that the striking strip on such match box will be exposed through the slots 19 and 24. 4 If a person desires to use the case to lold cigarettes and the ordinary non-safety type of matches, he simply removes the liner 23, and reverses its position, so that the imperforate side bearing the roughenedstriking surface 25 closes the slot 19, thus preventing the escape of matches through such slot when held loosely in the liner, it being obvious that the nartition20 will close the slot 24 in the liner itself at the same time.

In using thebrdinary safety matches, one end of the drawer in the box will be cut out or broken out so as to expose the ends of the matches when the top of the case is open.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, it will be observed that the flap 13 and top 12 are split into two parts, as indicated at 12 and 12 and 13 and 13*. In this form access can be had to either compartment without opening the other.

In the form shown in Fig. 8, separate flaps 13 and 13 are provided for the two compart ments. the flaps 13 covering the end of the case instead of the top so that the ciuarcttcs or cigars may be dropped in the end. This form is particularly adapted for carrying cigars since the larger compartment can be made as long as desired, although of course. it may be made of just the proper size to lit a cigarette package.

T here has thus been provided a simple and ciiicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention,without departing from the ma tcrial spirit thereof. It is not, therefore. desired toQontine the invention to the exiCt form herein shown and described, but

it is WlSllQd to include all such as )roperly iliary receptacles beinginserted into the come within the scope claimed. 5 0! inend compartments of the main receptacle stance, as heretofore mentioned, the sides and filling the some and one having a side 30 of the case may be used for advertising, wall provided with a match striking sun end the construction may be made as cheap face to be exposed through the opening in 1y or enpensively as desired. Furthermore, the end Wall of the main receptacle and a it is to be noted that this case is particw second side wall provided with an elongated lei-1y adapted for automobiles since a small opening for registering with the opening 35 holder may be attached in a, suitable place in the end wall of the main receptacle acin the automobile, and when. the user gets cording to the position in which the auxinto his position, the case may be removed iliary receptacle is positioned in the main from his pocket and dro ped into the holder. receptacle.

Having thus described is claimed as new, is: comprising n, main receptacle,- a partition 1. In a structure of the. character dedividing tie main receptacle into end com scribed as main receptacle of a rectangular partments, said compartments being; of an shape, a partition in said receptacle dividuneven size and each having an open inlet ing the same into end coin ertments, said end, closure means for the open ends of 45 receptacle having an end Wei provided with said compartments movable'into and out of an elongated opening communicating with it closing position. and auxiliary-receptacles one of the end compartments and said com-. of rigid material fitting into the end compartments each having an inlet, closure pairtments of the main receptacle and filling means for the inlets mo'vehle into and out the same. 59

of :3 closing position and adapted to be In testimonv whereof I afiix my signa- ,ieleesshl" secured in a closed osition and ture.

auxiliary receptacles formed of-rigid Illtl. ttrinl and each open at one end, said aux- ANDREW W. GRAHAM.

the invention, what 2. A device of the character described 40' 

